Ahead of next week’s Jobs and Skills Summit, the Albanese Government has released a list of the top 10 professions in Australia expected to be in high demand over the next five years.
Construction managers, civil engineers, early childhood teachers, and registered nurses lead the charge, followed by ICT business and systems analysts, programmers, electricians, chefs, child carers, and aged and disabled carers.
The list comes from government projections as the growing skills shortage continues in Australia.
Upon the announcement, Prime Minister Albanese reiterated Labor’s promise of 465,000 fee-free TAFE places to meet these shortages through $850 million in funding.
“Better skills and better training means better jobs and a better future for more Australians in more parts of the country,’’ he said.
“My government is focused on growing our vocational and training sector, delivering 465,000 fee-free TAFE places to help address skills shortages, and upgrading key TAFE infrastructure.”
These are likely to come up in the national skills summit in Canberra next week that will bring together business groups, unions, and other stakeholders. Other major talking points include unemployment, wages growth, and equal opportunities for disadvantages Australians and women in the workforce.
While the government has not yet released an official list of who will be attending, some of the confirmed attendees, as per reports, include Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci, and Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar.
Other names in the mix include Council of Small Business Organisations Australia Alexi Boyd, Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKellar, and Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox.
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